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| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.1 |
| * Linda DeMichiel - Java Persistence 2.0 |
| * |
| ******************************************************************************/ |
| package javax.persistence; |
| |
| /** |
| * Defines strategies for fetching data from the database. |
| * The <code>EAGER</code> strategy is a requirement on the persistence |
| * provider runtime that data must be eagerly fetched. The |
| * <code>LAZY</code> strategy is a hint to the persistence provider |
| * runtime that data should be fetched lazily when it is |
| * first accessed. The implementation is permitted to eagerly |
| * fetch data for which the <code>LAZY</code> strategy hint has been |
| * specified. |
| * |
| * <pre> |
| * Example: |
| * @Basic(fetch=LAZY) |
| * protected String getName() { return name; } |
| * </pre> |
| * |
| * @see Basic |
| * @see ElementCollection |
| * @see ManyToMany |
| * @see OneToMany |
| * @see ManyToOne |
| * @see OneToOne |
| * @since Java Persistence 1.0 |
| */ |
| public enum FetchType { |
| |
| /** Defines that data can be lazily fetched. */ |
| LAZY, |
| |
| /** Defines that data must be eagerly fetched. */ |
| EAGER |
| } |
